Geography Of India (Part-III) (Railway)

• The Gandak flows southeast 300 kilometres across the Gangetic plain of Bihar state through West Champaran, Gopalganj, Saran and Muzaffarpur districts.

• It joins the Ganges near Patna just downstream of Hajipur at Sonpur.

• It is the only major river port of India, situated around 203 kilometers from the sea.

• Lignite has a low heating value and a high moisture content and is mainly used in electricity generation.

• It is located between two prominent estuaries, the Vellar estuary in the north and Colerun estuary in the south.

• Jammu and Kashmir has the lowest density of roads in India.

• The shrine is regarded as a Maha Shakti Peetham.

• It is believed that Sati Devi's tongue fell here.

• It is located at the junction of the Aravalli and Vindhya hill range.

• It was declared one of the Project Tiger reserves in 1973.

• It passes along the Kaimur mountain Range.

• It joins the Ganga near Danapur in Patna of Bihar.

• It was established by the Gas Authority of India.